Thursday, September 27, 2007

D.C. Area Legal History Roundtable: Judges and Judging

The Catholic University of AmericaColumbus School of LawFall 2007 D.C. Area Legal History Roundtable:

Judges and JudgingFriday, November 2, 2007Noon – 4:00pm

The D.C. Area Legal History Roundtable is an informal gathering of Washington, D.C. law professionals and historians. Following a several-year hiatus the George Washington University Law School organized and hosted a session on the History of the Legal Profession in the fall of 2006, and in the spring of 2007 American University’s Washington College of Law hosted a session on Slavery. This Fall’s program is the third in the current roundtable series.

The Schedule is as follows:

11:45am – 1:30pm Buffet Lunch available

12:10 – 1:20pmThe Last Word: Late-Breaking Opinions & Second Thoughts on the Supreme Court(part of a larger work on self-regulation by the Court)

Presenter: Ross Davies, George Mason University School of LawCommentators:Stephen Wermiel, American University, Washington College of LawElizabeth Engdahl, Legal TimesModerator: Stephen Goldman, The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law

Presenter: Susanna Fischer, The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of LawCommentators:Renee Lerner Lettow, George Washington UniversityMary Lee Clark, American University, Washington College of LawModerator: James Oldham, Georgetown University Law Center

2:40 - 2:50 Break (Light refreshments available)

2:40 – 3:40 p.m.Judges and Notaries(chapter from a forthcoming book by James A. Brundage.)Commentators:Kenneth Pennington, The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of LawDaniel Ernst, Georgetown University Law SchoolModerator: Caroline Sherman, The Catholic University of America, College of Arts and Sciences

3:40 – 4:00pm Wrap UpPlanning Meeting for the next D.C. Area Legal History Roundtable session